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1909 Wakefield by-election

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28 August 1909

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The Wakefield seat in the House of Representatives

Registered

30,782

Turnout

14,998 (48.7%)

	First party	Second party

Candidate	Richard Foster	John Vaughan
Party	Liberal	Labour
Popular vote	8,120	6,789
Percentage	54.5%	45.5%
Swing	54.5	9.3

MP before election

Frederick Holder
Independent

Elected MP

Richard Foster
Commonwealth Liberal

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wakefield on 28 August 1909. This was triggered by the death of the Speaker of the House, Sir Frederick Holder.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Richard Foster.

Results

1909 Wakefield by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Foster	8,120	54.46	+54.46
	Labour	John Vaughan	6,789	45.54	+9.35
Total formal votes			14,909	99.41	+0.75
Informal votes			89	0.59	−0.75
Registered electors			30,782
Turnout			14,998	48.72	+7.01
	Liberal gain from Independent

References

"By-Elections 1906-1910". Psephos.
Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.

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